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Melpomene. Engraving by C. de Passe.
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Melpomene. Engraving by C. de Passe.

Crispin de Passe

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Lettering: Melpomene. Melpomene ostendit numeros queis coena Thystae, Prognes olla quibus, quibus Oethique dolores, et lachrymae Electrae, et maestae lamenta Eryphiles, describi Tragico possent instructa cothurno. Crispian de Passe inventor excudit.

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